Donnie Yen was born in Canton, China, on July 27, 1963. The son of martial arts master Bow Sim Mark and Klyster Yen, Donnie moved to Boston, MA, with his family while still a child. At four years of age his mother taught him the art of tai chi. Donnie went on to experiment with various martial arts, from taekwondo to wushu. He was invited to Beijing to train in wushu, where he met Woo-Ping Yuen. D ... show all
Donnie Yen was born in Canton, China, on July 27, 1963. The son of martial arts master Bow Sim Mark and Klyster Yen, Donnie moved to Boston, MA, with his family while still a child. At four years of age his mother taught him the art of tai chi. Donnie went on to experiment with various martial arts, from taekwondo to wushu. He was invited to Beijing to train in wushu, where he met Woo-Ping Yuen. Donnie got his first film role in "Xiao tai ji (1984)" at the age of only 19. He gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s, working for the D&B Film Co. in films like the first two installments of the Tiger Cage trilogy and "Huang jia shi jie zhi IV: Zhi ji zheng ren (1989)".
He gained his breakthrough role in 1992 as Gen. Lan in "Wong Fei-hung ji yi: Naam yi dong ji keung (1992)". His finale against Jet Li remains a classic of its kind. In 1997 he made his directorial debut in "Zhan lang chuan shuo (1997)", which was also the first film from his new company, Bullet Films.
In 2000 Donnie made his American film debut as the immortal Jin Ke in "Highlander: Endgame (2000)". He has also appeared in "Blade II (2002)" and will be seen next in Jackie Chan 's "Shanghai Knights (2003)" and "Ying xiong (2002)" with Jet Li. hide
Genres:Action | Comedy | Crime Countries:Hong Kong Directors:Woo-ping Yuen Actors:Rongguang Yu | Donnie Yen | Jean Wang | Shi-Kwan Yen | James Wong | Hou Hsiao | Sze-Man Tsang | Shun-Yee Yuen | Fai Li
A Hong Kong variation on Robin Hood. The corrupt officials of a Chinese village are continually robbed by a masked bandit know as "Iron Monkey" named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Govenor forces a traveling physician (Donnie Yen) into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the Physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government. Download:
Genres:Action Countries:Hong Kong Directors:Wilson Yip Actors:Donnie Yen | Louis Koo | Collin Chou | Ray Lui | Bingbing Fan | Kent Cheng | Yu Xing | Qing Xu | Ben Lam | Lan Law | Ping Ha | Irene Wang | Austin Wai | Wai Ai | Chi Wai Wong
Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable. Download:
Genres:Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi Countries:USA Directors:Douglas Aarniokoski Actors:Christopher Lambert | Adrian Paul | Bruce Payne | Mihnea Trusca | Lisa Barbuscia | Donnie Yen | Ian Paul Cassidy | Peter Wingfield | Damon Dash | Beatie Edney | Jim Byrnes | Adam Copeland | Sheila Gish
When Connor Macleod sees his old friend Rachel die in an explosion, he's had it with his immortal life and the endless pain it brings him and those he loves. He locks himself inside the Sanctuary, a Watcher-organized retreat stationed on holy ground, where immortals who are tired of the game can go to forever escape it, as well as to ensure that The Prize never falls into the wrong hands. But when an old enemy, Jacob Kell, and his posse of assassins attack the Sanctuary and kill everyone there but Connor, he is forced out into the open and into battle. Kell and Connor were friends once, and knew each other back when Connor was cast from Glenfinnan; he returned when news came that his mother was to be burned at the stake, and in the attempt to free her, Kell was killed by none other than Connor himself, and became an immortal, bitter with hate, and devoted to making Connor's life a living hell. In the present day, Connor's kinsman Duncan Macleod is attacked by Kell's posse, including Kate, an old love of Duncan's who seeks revenge for her unwillingly being made an immortal centuries ago. This attack had something to do with Connor, and Duncan goes in search of him to find out why. In the process, he learns that in the 450 years since Connor and Kell's encounter in Glenfinnan, Kell has taken more than 600 heads and gained enough power to be called nothing less than the most powerful immortal alive. To make things worse, neither Connor nor Duncan are strong enough to face Kell alone. Download:DivXiPod
Genres:Action Countries:China | Hong Kong | South Korea Directors:Hark Tsui Actors:Leon Lai | Charlie Yeung | Donnie Yen
In the early 1600's, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. While many nationalist revolts still brew within the martial artists' community, the newly set-up government immediately imposes a Martial Arts Ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control and order. Wind Fire (Sun Hong-Lei), a surrendered military official from the previous dynasty, sees this as an opportunity to make a fortune for himself by helping to execute the new law. Greedy, cruel, and immoral, Wind Fire ravages the North-western China, and his next goal is to attack the final frontier, Martial Village. Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner from the previous dynasty, feels the need to put a stop to this brutality and sets out to save Bowei Fortress. He brings Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban from the village with him to Mount Heaven to seek help from Master Shadow-Glow, a hermit who is a master of swords and leads a group of disciples of great swordsmanship. Master Shadow-Glow agrees to help, and orders four of his best disciples to go. Together with Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yunchong, Mulong, and Xin Longzi, the SEVEN SWORDS is formed and their heroic journey begins. As they lead the entire village to the road of a safer place, they begin to encounter mysterious confusion. Food and water is poisoned, and trails of escape are marked with signs leading the enemy to them. They soon realize that there is an undercover spy, and the SEVEN SWORDS must identify him/her before Wind Fire's army gets to them. Between this narrow gap of life and death, the situation is further complicated by the blossoms of love. Download:
Genres:Documentary Countries:Hong Kong | UK Directors:Toby Russell Actors:Jackie Chan | Bruce Lee | | | | | Gary Daniels | John Woo | Donnie Yen
This comprehensive English-language chronicle of the Hong Kong action cinema investigates its two primary subgenres, the martial arts film and the gunplay-heavy gangster movie. These types of films are explored through clips of classic and rare films, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with HK luminaries like Samo Hung, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima, Cynthia Rothrock, John Woo, and Yuen Woo-Ping. Download:
Genres:Action Countries:Hong Kong Directors: Actors:Donnie Yen | Louis Koo | Collin Chou | Ray Lui | Kent Cheng | Yu Xing | Ben Lam | Austin Wai | Wai Ai | Chi Wai Wong | Aaron Leung | Kenji Tanigaki | Yu Kang | Damian Green | Damon Howe
Ma Jun, a cop known for dispensing justice during arrests, teams with Hua Sheng, who's undercover, to try to bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before the mainland's takeover of Hong Kong. The eldest, Xian Wei Cha (called Zah), is arrested in an operation that exposes Sheng and almost gets him killed. His girlfriend, Qiu Di, who's been unaware of Sheng's profession, wants to see him quit. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. Zah's trial approaches, witnesses are in danger, and a showdown is inevitable. Download:DivXiPod
Genres:Action | Horror | Thriller Countries:Germany | USA Directors:Guillermo del Toro Actors:Wesley Snipes | Kris Kristofferson | Ron Perlman | Leonor Varela | Norman Reedus | Thomas Kretschmann | Luke Goss | Matt Schulze | Danny John-Jules | Donnie Yen | Karel Roden | Marit Velle Kile | Tony Curran | Daz Crawford | Santiago Segura
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Now their quickly expanding population threatens the existence of vampires, and soon there won't be enough humans in the world to satisfy their bloodlust. Blade, Whistler (Yes, he's back) and an armory expert named Scud are curiously summoned by the Shadow Council. The council reluctantly admits that they are in a dire situation and they require Blade's assistance. Blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with The Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the Reaper threat. Blade's team and the Bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the Reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations. Download:720pDivXiPod
Genres:Action | Romance Countries:Hong Kong Directors:Hark Tsui Actors:Jet Li | David Chiang | Paul Fonoroff | Ka-Kui Ho | Siu Chung Mok | Xin Xin Xiong | Donnie Yen | Shi-Kwan Yen | Rosamund Kwan
In this sequel, martial arts expert Wong Fei-Hung faces Kung, a mercenary rival with skills to equal his own. In addition, Canton is convulsed by a struggle between the local representatives of the Chinese government and Europeans who want to control China, and Wong ends up in the middle of this fight. He is again assisted by young Chung, and again must protect Aunt Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption with whom Wong has fallen in love. He also ends up with school-full of small children to protect! Download:DivXiPod
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
